The St. Johns herald., 1887-04-21
Apache County Stock Association.

The Apache County Stock Association met in the grand jury rooms on April 15, at p. m., for the annual meeting.
 Members present-Henry Smith, L B Gillies, St George Creaghe, John Bull, J w Higgins, W $ Atchison, Nat Greer, Murray Johnson, Henry Tuning, c 0 Howe, John L HulSey, R E Morrison, Will c Barnes, James Flake, K V B Talley, B F Irby, Wm Ellinger, Joseph Woods.
 The following gentlemen were unani- mously elected members: Simeon Davis and G w Wakefield, of Springerville.
 An election of officers for the ensuing year resulted in the selection of the old officials.
 Executive Committee-J L Hulsey, Nutrioso: R E Morrison, Esquidilla; St George Creaghe, Springerville; Nat Greer, Colorado River; C o Howe, Nav ajo; James Flake, Snowflake; Henry Tuning, Show Low.
 After considerable discussion the Sec retary was directed to prepare memo rial to the Boaid of Supervisors, relative to the assessed valuation of cattle. It was the general opinion that this branch of business had been assessed far above the actual market price of stock.
 The Board was asked to make but one rate of $l0 per head, for all cattle wheth CT Mexican or American (imrorted blooded cattle cxcepted,j and without regard to age, excepting calves; stock horses at 20, and saddle ponies at $25 each.
 Owing to tie shortness of grass and scarcity of water, the condition of stock is such that it was unanimously deter mined not to have any spring rodeo this year, but to postpone It until the rainy season was over, about tho 25th of Au- gust or 1st Of September.
 The Executive Committee will meet at St. Johns on July 31st to determine the exact date and plan for the redeo
 Meantime it was agreed that calves should be branded as closely as possi- ble; every member pledging himself to brand, not only his own, but those of other members as well.
 The matter of an Association wagon for the rodeo was passed over until the meeting of the Executive Committee in July.
 On motion the Secretary was directed to ask the Governor to appoint C. o. Howe, of Navajo Springs, as the mem- Der of the Territorial Live Stock Com mission from Apache county.
 The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad having, through its live stock agent, Mir. Llewellyn, signifed its de- sire to aid the cattle interest of this county by putting in extensive stock yards, somewhere along the line of the road in this county, and having invited the Association to designate some point the most favorably situated for such yards, the Secretary was directed to notify Mir Llewellyn that, in the opin- ion of the members of this Association, Holbrook offered the most favorable site for such yards, both for grass, water and convenience of location, and the officers of the Association were asked to meet with Mir. Llewellyn at Iolbrook, at some early date, and assist him III the choice of a site, and also in determining the plan of the proposed yards, etc.
 The ST. JOHNS HERALD was adopted as the official organ of the Association, and the Executive Committee was di- rected to enter into contract with that paper to publish the brands of the As sociation, and also to publish for all members of the Association, advertise ments of strays or lost stock. Such ad- vertisements to be sent to the Secretary of the Association, and by him to the paper. Such advertisements to be kept Tn for three months, unless ordered out earlier by the interested parties.
 The following was after full discussion unanimously carried.
 Resolved That this Association, while having the best of feeling towards new corners, feels obliged to warn all parties who have, or who intend to bring cattle into this county, and have not yet pro- cured the watering privileges necessary for their stock, that we, as a body, will Il T them in any way.
 That we do not claim to control or own the public lands of this county, but that we do own the water, and so owning,